Synonyms of rhodes

Noun

1. Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes

usage: British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)

2. Rhodes, Rodhos

usage: a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes

Definition and meaning of rhodes (Dictionary)